Mallory and Adrian are caught inside Mitzi’s house by Officer Darnowsky, who treats them as possible intruders while police secure the property and search the woods. Detectives arrive, separate them, and Detective Briggs tells Mallory that Mitzi has been found dead in the forest. Briggs questions Mallory about her connection to Mitzi, the recent séance, the last time she saw Mitzi, and why Mallory entered the house.

Mallory explains that Mitzi had visited her cottage for the séance and that she and Adrian came back only to ask about the strange letters they received. Briggs says Mitzi’s body shows no obvious signs of injury and suggests an accidental medication mistake is the most likely explanation. Still, details trouble Mallory: Mitzi was found in only a nightgown, without shoes or jewelry, which does not fit Mitzi’s usual habits or careful appearance.

After the interview, Mallory and Adrian wait by the Maxwells’ pool while emergency workers remove Mitzi’s body and the crowd gradually disperses. Caroline calls from the beach after hearing the news and tells Mallory something important: on Thursday night, she and Ted heard Mitzi angrily shouting at someone to leave, then moments later heard Mitzi outside in her nightgown calling after that person and saying she wanted to come along. Caroline never saw the visitor, but the story makes Mallory and Adrian suspect Mitzi may have encountered Anya.

That possibility changes the meaning of Mitzi’s death for Mallory. If Anya truly appeared to Mitzi, then the spirit may not be harmless, and Mitzi’s death may connect directly to the haunting rather than to a simple accident. Adrian asks why Anya would act now after so many years, but neither of them can explain it.

As they keep reviewing the séance notes, Mallory suddenly realizes the repeated X marks are not letters but separators between words. Once she rewrites the message that way, Adrian uses Google Translate and identifies the language as Hungarian. The full message becomes: YES X BEWARE X THIEF X HELP X FLOWER. The translation confirms for Mallory that the spirit is trying to communicate in a real language and warns of a thief, but before they can understand who or what that means, Mallory receives a call from Rest Haven Retirement Community in Akron, Ohio.